Hacken vs Halborn

Overview

Hacken Hacken is a blockchain security and compliance firm, founded in 2017, that provides end-to-end protection for Web3 projects, with smart contract audit coverage for Solana among many other ecosystems.... Halborn Halborn is an award-winning blockchain security company offering smart contract audits, penetration testing, and security advisory services. Their team has audited hundreds of projects across Solana,...

Community Ratings

Hacken is rated higher by the MadeOnSol community with 5.0/5 stars across 1 review, compared to 0.0/5 for Halborn (0 reviews). That said, ratings only tell part of the story — what matters most is which tool fits your specific workflow.

Pricing & Value

Hacken uses a paid model, while Halborn is paid.

Key Features

Hacken offers 5 features including Manual smart contract audits with Solana coverage, Infrastructure, dApp, cryptography, AI-security, and tokenomics audits, Penetration testing and red teaming, and 2 more. Halborn counters with 5 features including Smart contract audits for Solana and Rust programs, Penetration testing and red team exercises, Cloud and infrastructure security reviews, and 2 more. The right choice depends on which specific features matter for your use case — check the individual review pages for full breakdowns.

Reliability & Health

We monitor both tools around the clock for uptime, SSL validity, and response times. Hacken currently has a healthy health status with 100.0% uptime over the last 30 days. Halborn is rated healthy with 100.0% uptime. For any tool you trust with your funds, trades, or yield, uptime and speed are non-negotiable.

Strengths

Hacken's key strengths include broad coverage from code audits to compliance and live monitoring, long track record since 2017 with 2,000+ public assessments delivered, solana smart-contract auditing alongside many other chains. Halborn stands out for comprehensive security beyond just code audits, 100+ security engineers on staff, fast turnaround times. On the flip side, Hacken's weaknesses include enterprise-oriented; audit pricing requires contacting the firm (not self-serve), while Halborn's main drawback is enterprise pricing.